Add The New York Post on Google The captain of the boat that capsized in New York Harbor late Saturday — killing a baby and a 27-year-old woman — was hit with more than a dozen charges for driving it while dangerously overloaded, according to sources.
The operator, who has not been publicly identified, faces 13 charges of reckless endangerment after the motorboat he was steering flipped over off the coast of Liberty Island just before 10:30 p.m. Saturday.
The vessel, a 22-foot bowrider motorboat, was overloaded with 14 people on board, NYPD sources told The Post.
Two passengers are confirmed to have died, including a 5-month-old baby and a 27-year-old woman. Neither has been identified pending family notification, the NYPD said.
Multiple agencies, including the NYPD, the FDNY, the US Coast Guard and Air Sea Rescue, were scrambled to the scene and the captain of the vessel was taken into custody.
The remaining 11 passengers were removed from the water and transported to Brooklyn’s Lutheran Hospital in stable condition with minor injuries.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
